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Should there have been more Mario Kart games in arcade centers?

When it comes down to racing games the Mario Kart series is very popular. We have seen numerous Mario Kart games released on various Nintendo consoles from the SNES all the way down to the Wii-U. In terms of Mario Kart games one of the most popular titles that we have seen released worldwide was Mario Kart Arcade GP DX which came out in 2013. Even though, Mario Kart Arcade GP DX was a fun game to play at entertainment centers some people who are retro gamers cannot help but feel that we should have seen more older Mario Kart titles released in arcade centers. Imagine what it would have been like to play titles such as Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart Double Dash in arcade centers in the late 90’s or the early 00’s. Ever since Mario Kart 64 was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1996 the game had managed to sold close to 10 million units worldwide. Also, Mario Kart Double Dash has sold close to 7 million units worldwide since its release for the Nintendo GameCube back in 2003.

As of right now Mario Kart Deluxe 8 is off to a good start in terms of sales since it already sold over one million units worldwide since its release back in April 2017. When we look at the sales of past Mario Kart games its obvious that frequent arcade releases were not necessary to increase the popularity of the series itself. However, the idea of having more Mario Kart games in arcade centers sounds great both in theory and in practice. If players wanted to do a playthroughs on a particular cup such as Mushroom, Flower, Star or Special cup in arcade centers Nintendo could have found a way to have made it work.